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FROM THE REGION

NO, REALLY, IT’LL FIT — Kevin and Donna Ledoux of North Brookfield load an antique sled into their trunk yesterday outside the home of William T.G. Morton, a dentist who first used ether as an anesthetic. They plan to use the sled in a Christmas display at their home. They were among people attending an open house at the Morton home, a 1735 Colonial where unusual gifts and antiques were for sale. (T&G Staff/CHRISTINE PETERSON)

Police say man tried to kill woman with bat
WORCESTER — A city man accused of hitting his girlfriend in the head with a baseball bat Saturday morning will be arraigned in Central District Court on attempted murder and assault charges.

Police were called to an apartment at 11 Ellsworth St. for a report of a woman screaming about 3:15 a.m. Saturday. The 47-year-old woman was found on a floor in the apartment with severe head trauma, according to police. She was taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center — University Campus in Worcester with what police called non-life-threatening injuries.

The woman had head trauma and brain injuries and was listed in serious condition, officials said.

Police were told neighbors heard fighting inside the apartment for several hours and called police when they heard the woman screaming. The woman told detectives she was struck in the head with a bat by her boyfriend, a man identified by police as Brian Breault. His address is listed in police arrest logs as an apartment at 11 Ellsworth St.

Detectives learned Mr. Breault, 35, and his girlfriend had been fighting since Thanksgiving. He allegedly had been drinking and told someone he feared the blow to the head could be fatal, according to police.

Officers found Mr. Breault a few hours later in the Kelley Square area and arrested him. He has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and battery causing serious bodily injury, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery.

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Two stabbed in brawl outside McDonald’s
WORCESTER — Two men were stabbed yesterday morning on Grafton Street after a fight broke out at a McDonald’s drive-through.

About 3:30 a.m. two vehicles were in the drive-through area at the fast-food restaurant at 982 Grafton St. when a woman and a man got out of a truck. They were confronted by three men who got out of another car, according to police.

All of the men began to fight. The man who got out of the truck had some type of weapon in his hand, authorities said.

By the time police arrived, all of the people involved in the fight had left the area.

Two Worcester men, both 26 years old, were taken by a friend to St. Vincent Hospital with stab wounds. The two men arrived at the hospital shortly after the fight, police said.

One man had two stab wounds to the left side of his chest and was eventually taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center — University Campus in Worcester, where he was listed in stable condition. The wounds were described as non-life-threatening, police said.

The second man had what was described as a minor stab wound in his back.

He was treated and left the hospital.

Police believe the two groups may be familiar with each other. Detectives continue to investigate.